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WVFA Executive Director Search and Position Description

WVFA Executive Director Search and Position Description

.Individuals interested in applying for this position should send a letter of interest and resume to the WVFA President at aaron.plaugher@westrock.com by June 1, 2023, or until position is filled. All questions about the position should also be directed to the WVFA...

Tree Farm Scholarship Application Available Now!

Tree Farm Scholarship Application Available Now!

THIS SCHOLARSHIP is intended to assist the child or grandchild of a West Virginia Tree Farmer in their pursuit of a higher education. Funding has been provided by the family of Pat Plitt, individual Tree Farmers and various fundraisers conducted by the WV Tree Farm...

WV Forest Landowners’ Perceptions of Forest Carbon Offset Programs

WV Forest Landowners’ Perceptions of Forest Carbon Offset Programs

A Poster Presentation from Jordan E. Stewart and Kathryn Gazal  West Virginia University, Davis College of Agriculture Natural Resources and DesignAbstract Several carbon offset programs have been made available to West Virginia (WV) forest landowners that allow them...

2022 Snapshot of Forest Carbon in West Virginia

2022 Snapshot of Forest Carbon in West Virginia

Author:  Dr. Alex Finkral, The Forestland Group About 25 years ago, I visited a forest in Belize where US and Canadian energy companies were paying a landowner not to harvest trees. The idea, which was borderline radical back then, was that carbon emissions from...

Focus on the Forest PLT Educator Workshop

Focus on the Forest PLT Educator Workshop

January 18-19 - Environmental Literacy at NCTC in Shepardstown (Ches Bay) Feb 4 - Marion County Educators PLT Workshop - Fairmont Feb 11 - WV State University Joint PLT/ WET training (Institute)  March 2, 9, 16, 23 - Citizen Science Grant Co. School March 25 - Mineral...

2023 A. B. Brooks Memorial Forestry Symposium

2023 A. B. Brooks Memorial Forestry Symposium

January 31st, 2023  |  8:30 am to 12:00 pm Charleston Town Center Marriott, Charleston, WV The 36th Annual AB Brooks Memorial Forestry Symposium will be held on Jan 31st from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Marriott Charleston Town Center Hotel in Charleston, WV....